I was 63 y/o when I suddenly experienced weeks of 24/7 diarrhea out of the blue. tried everything from immodium to kaopectate to fiber supplements. of course nothing worked so I went to my g.p. who sent me to g.i. office. I cried when all I got from them was prep for barium cat scan and the colonoscopy( I had just had one the year before and was fine).after another miserable week of non stop looking at my bathroom walls i was dx. with crohns. I was given a script for asacol and sent home. Nobody offered any info or what i should do so thank goodness for internet.

I use bromelain,pancrease and lactaid as well as asacol with okay results but the depression is overwhelming. I feel tied to my house my days and since i still work part time as an r.n. life is very limited. I used to enjoy going out to dinner and shopping at the local thrift shops but all i do lately is watch tv and waiting for the next bout of you know what. I have started to lose some hair thanks to poor nutrition so i am looking into supplements for that. everyday is a guessing game and my relationship with my husband is suffering as a result. he is very compassionate but who wants to put up with such a miserable person as i have let myself become? i am trying to find local support groups so i can at least vent and get some new feedback. this site is my first attempt. thanks for reading this . Only we know what its like.